This March 1, 2018 article in CSCMP Supply Chain Quarterly, penned by David Maloney, puts forth some realistic questions about the effect of driverless trucks on distribution networks. Maybe companies can have their cake and eat it too? If line haul carriage distance per day can be increased, would it allow for fewer DCs to support e-commerce driven lead times?
David Maloney is chief editor at DC Velocity, a sister publication of CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly.